When this Church was firebombed the flames burned through much of the interior but when they came to an open Bible on the altar they stopped.
Christians there said they saw a “sign from God” following the firebombing attack by Muslim militants on an evangelical church in Kyrgyzstan.
“This is an amazing sign,” said a man identified only as Paul, from Operation Mark, a partner of Release International in Kyrgyzstan.
“This happened once before when Communists set fire to a Pentecostal Church during the night. The Bible and that building survived too, and there is no doubt the church in Kyrgyzstan will survive — and continue to preach the gospel.”
Release International, a persecution watchdog group, said that the radicals doused the Evangelical Christian Baptist Church in Kaji-Say with petrol, setting it on fire as a way to carry out revenge for outreach efforts.
The fire spread through the pews and altar cloth, but stopping right before it could touch the open Bible. Firemen arrived to put out the flames, and no one was reported hurt, as the church was empty at the time of the fire.
Christians, who are a minority in Kyrgyzstan, say that they have been facing increasing opposition to their Gospel outreach efforts. Besides radical attacks, believers also face challenges in the face of the government, which forbids missionary work. The restrictions are found throughout countries in the region as Christians suffer persecution.
In Kazakhstan, unregistered churches are not allowed to gather. In Tajikistan, Christian parents are not allowed to take their own children to church and in Turkmenistan many Christians have been arrested and beaten, interrogated and threatened.
Copies of the Bible and New Testament have been confiscated, and there have been reports of Christians being denied the right to bury their dead.
Jesus Christ foretold in Matthew 24 how that persecution of His followers would be a Sign of the Last Days of this age.
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